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VIEW OF VILLAGE OF HARDANGER, IN NORWAY, WHERE 
HAROANGER EMBROIDERY ORIGINATED. 












COPYRIGHTED 

Entered according to Act of Con¬ 
gress in the year 1911 by 

T. BUETTNER <8b CO., Inc. 

in the office of Librarian of Con¬ 
gress, Washington, D. C. 


ALL RIGHTS 


RESERVED 




Publisher’s Note 


The purpose of this little pamphlet is to illus¬ 
trate an assortment of designs for Hardanger 
work or Norwegian Embroidery, and to give 
simple but comprehensive instructions in the art. 

Until we undertook the publication of this book 
there was no English work on the subject con¬ 
taining illustrations of designs. 

Those shown have been ably executed by expert 
workers in the Art of Hardanger Embroidery, 
and any one interested in doing the work will find 
them brimful of suggestions. 

The designs are such that they can be utilized 
for almost every purpose for which any other 
style of embroidery can be used. Sofa Cushion 
Covers, Table Covers, Center Pieces, Scarfs, 
Waist Trimmings, Aprons, Curtains, etc., offer a 
wide field for the employment of this fascinating 
and artistic form of needlework. 

We are importers and wholesale dealers in 
Hardanger Cloth or Canvas and ‘“Ideal Nun’s 
Pearl Lustre,” Ideal Nun’s Embroidery Thread, 
Saxonia Embroidery Thread, Eleo Perle Hardan¬ 
ger Twist and Crawford Bros.’ Linen Embroidery 
Floss. These materials can be purchased at any 
fancy goods or dry goods store. If your retailer 
does not handle them, send us his name and 
address and we will arrange to have him do so. 

Previous editions of this book have met with 
phenomenal success and it is therefore with a 
feeling of great confidence that we present to 
the' favorable consideration of interested needle 
workers this enlarged sixth edition. 

T. BUETTNER & CO., Inc. 

Chicago—New York—Hamburg. 


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Directions for 
Hardanger Work 


Hardanger work is done on Hardanger cloth 
or imported Congress Canvas, using size No. 1, 
No. 2 or No. 3 Ideal Nun’s Pearl Lustre for out¬ 
lining. Size No. 1 is heaviest. The taste of the 
worker determines the size of thread to be used. 
A tight twisted thread is used for making bars 
and lace stitches, and the following threads are 
suitable for that purpose: No. 40 or No. 45 Ideal 
Nun’s Embroidery Thread, or No. 2 or No. 3 
Crawford Bros.’ Linen Embroidery Floss. Use 
Saxonia Embroidery Thread for working on Con¬ 
gress Canvas. Eleo Perle Plardanger Twist in 
its various sizes, Nos. 0, 1, 2 and 3, is also largely 
used for working on either Hardanger Cloth or 
Congress Scrim. 

The piece of cloth used should be cut sufficiently 
large so that all the details of the design to be 
worked can be carried on it. The worker decides 
with the aid of the illustrated design on the num¬ 
ber of canvas threads to be worked upon. As the 
work proceeds the threads must be counted cor¬ 
rectly so that the design may prove uniform. 

By observing the following directions for work¬ 
ing Figures No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 the worker 
will be enabled to embroider any design shown 
in this book. The Ideal Nun’s Pearl Lustre or 
Eleo Perle Hardanger Twist is used for outlining 
small squares as in Figure No. 1. The stitch is 
practically always the same, five stitches being 
worked over four threads of the canvas. After 
the first five stitches are made they are repeated, 
but lengthened to cover eight threads of the can¬ 
vas instead of four. The original five stitches 
are then repeated and the work continued in that 
manner until four sides of the small squares are 
formed. These squares may also be formed with¬ 
out lengthening the stitches as described above, 
which will leave all the stitches uniform in length. 


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To form the open squares shown in Fig. No. 2, 
five threads of canvas are cut away, leaving four 
threads of the canvas to be worked into the bars 
which form the border of the small squares. These 
bars are worked as shown in illustration of the 
weave stitch, Ideal Nun’s Embroidery Thread, 
Eleo Perle Hardanger Twist, or Crawford Bros.’ 
Linen Floss being used. The four threads on each 
side of the small square are separated and worked 
by leading with the needle under two threads and 
over two threads in both directions respectively, 
thus forming a strong woven bar on each side of 
the square. These bars should be made tighter 
than the illustration of weave stitch shows. 

The inside border of Figure No. 3 is worked 
solid with stitches of the same length, covering 
about four threads of the canvas. The outside 
edge is worked the same and buttonholed. Solid 
designs like the star in Figure No. 3 are worked 
from the center, working over about two threads, 
increasing the length of successive stitches and 
then decreasing their length to form the points 
of the star. The knot stitch in open work is made 
while working the bar when at the center. The 
lace filling stitch is started after three sides of 
each small square are finished and when half 
through with the fourth side, as indicated by 
Figure B. In some patterns where the lace stitch 
is used in open work it is done by twisting the 
thread from corner to corner of the small squares. 
Some pieces are commenced in the corner, work¬ 
ing both ways until the design is finished, while 
other pieces are started in the center and proceed 
to the outer edge. 

With the aid of this excellent pattern book the 
ambitious embroiderer can produce an infinite 
variety of fancy articles ranging from handsome 
sofa cushion covers to beautiful dress trimmings. 


5 


HARDANGER DESIGNS 



No. 824*4—34 in., White only.cotton 

No. 824*4 —42 in., White only.cotton 

No. 824*4 — 60 in., White only .cotton 

No. 825 — 34 in., White only .cotton 

No. 825 — 42 in., White only .cotton 

No. 824 — 34 in., White only .cotton 

No. 824 — 42 in., White onl}'.cotton 



No. 821—34 in., White and Arabian color. 


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CANVAS IS VERY PRETTY. 

’Tis easy to count the threads. 


Ask your dealer for the materials used for 
Hardanger or Norwegian Embroidery. 

If he does not handle them, write us. 




No. 828 

Fancy Cream 

Congress 

Canvas 

42 in. wide. 


No. 829 

Fancy Cream 

Congress 

Canvas 

42 in. wide. 


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HARDANGER DESIGNS 


IDEAL NUN’S PEARL LUSTRE 

FOR HARDANGER EMBROIDERY—BEST MADE. 



Cut 2-5 actual size. 

Ideal Nun’s Pearl Lustre for Embroidery of all kinds in white 
and colors. White sizes 1 to 6; colors sizes 2, 3 and 4. Especially 
adapted for Hardanger Work or Norwegian Embroidery. Also 
use No. 40 or 45 Ideal Nun’s Thread and No. 3 Crawford Bros. 
Linen Floss. 


SAXONIA EMBROIDERY THREAD 

FOR HARDANGER EMBROIDERY ON CONGRESS CANVAS. 



Saxonia Embroidery Thread has a silken finish and is excellent 
for Hardanger and Berlin Embroidery on Congress Canvas and 
for Cross Stitch Work. 

Made in White and All Colors. 


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HARDANGER DESIGN'S 



Eleo Perle 
Hardanger Twist. 



Needles for Hardanger Work. 
Long Eye—Blunt Point. 


ELEO PERLE 

HARDANGER 

TWIST 

A beautiful, hard 
twisted thread, de¬ 
signed for weaving 
and lace stitches in 
Hardanger work or 
Norwegian embroid¬ 
ery. 

White Only. 

Sizes range from 
fine to coarse, in fol¬ 
lowing numbers: 

Nos. 0, 1, 2, 3. 



Fig. A—Weave Stitch 
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